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#113C40 Color

#113C40 is rgb(17, 60, 64) in RGB, hsl(185, 58%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 6%, 0%, 75%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#113C40
HEX#113C40
RGBrgb(17, 60, 64)
HSLhsl(185, 58%, 16%)
HSVhsv(185, 73%, 25%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 6%, 0%, 75%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.047 203.9)
LABlab(22.57% -14.06 -7.08)
LCHlch(22.57% 15.74 206.73)

What #113C40 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #113C40, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#113C40 Channel Values

How #113C40 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 17 · G 60 · B 648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 58% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 73% · V 25%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 75%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.04:1 vs white · 1.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #113C40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #113C40

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #113C40; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #113C40

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #113C40.

How #113C40 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#113C40
Protanopia#373740
Protanomaly#2C3940
Deuteranopia#323241
Deuteranomaly#283640
Tritanopia#0F3D3D
Tritanomaly#103C3E
Achromatopsia#363636

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #113C40 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-113c40: #113C40;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #113C40;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-113c40': '#113C40' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.067, green: 0.235, blue: 0.251)
Android XML<color name="color_113c40">#113C40</color>
SVG fillfill="#113C40"

More Teal Colors

#113C40 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#113C40 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #113C40?

#113C40 is a darkest teal — rgb(17, 60, 64) in RGB and hsl(185, 58%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.

What is the RGB value of #113C40?

#113C40 is rgb(17, 60, 64) — red 17, green 60, and blue 64 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #113C40?

#113C40 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 6%, 0%, 75%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #113C40 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #113C40 scores 12.04:1 against white and 1.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #113C40 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #113C40 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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